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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Implementing a Civic Action Project

For Teachers 9th - 12th
High schoolers are provided with a six-step process for empowering students to plan and implement civic participation projects in the community. They look into solutions to community problems and seek ideas for actions project in...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Civil Action

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Learners will observe the legal procedures involved in class action lawsuits and gain knowledge of how they are sometimes used as a tool to deter polluters of the environment. Students will also read about the background the Love Canal...
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Website
Cornell University

Cornell University: Law School: Federal Rules of Civil Procedure (1999)

For Students 9th - 10th
This resource provides the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure.
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Activity
Cornell University

Cornell University: Law School: Tort

For Students 9th - 10th
At the Cornell Law School you can read a very simple definition of the legal term "tort" and read about the 1993 Supreme Court case "Smith v. United States."